Reply #115: I see it this way. [View All]

[William Bloode]

The most reasonable explanation to me is like this. Revolutionaries, and agitators, freedom fighters, terrorists etc. will often target civilians as a way to create chaos, and fear. This gives the perception that the status quo is not protecting you, hence making the average citizen non supportive. Also by performing such actions it causes the opposition to become more strict, and harsh as they try to quell such actions, which in turn offends/victimizes the citizens thus turning them against the government(legit or not)even more.